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How different can two Moyales be?
The Ethiopia side of Moyale town as seen on the road from the border crossing. Photo/Gragory Nyauchi A transformation occurs when you cross over from Moyale in Kenya to Moyale in Ethiopia. The Kenyan...
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Former U.S. president George W. Bush Arrives In Addis Ababa
Former U.S. president George W. Bush arrived in Ethiopia on Monday morning. The former U.S. leader was welcomed by Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom and U.S. embassy officials. Bush is expected to meet...
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The Hypocrisy of the West (Messay Kebede, PhD)
The West is deploring the referendum in Crimea and threatening to apply economic sanctions against Russia, believed to be the instigator of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis. Some Western politicians even...
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Ethiopia to begin generating electricity within 18 months from the Grand...
By William Davison (Bloomberg) – Ethiopia will begin generating electricity within 18 months from what will be Africa’s largest power plant, the government said. The sale of 7.1 billion birr ($367...
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Ethiopia: Press Freedom in the environment of developmental state (+Video)
Press freedom in the environment of democratic developmental state in Ethiopia. Please watch opposition leader, Mushe Semu’s take on the matter.
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Q&A: Ethiopian journalists languish in prison
Government in Addis Ababa refuses to release award-winning journalists jailed under Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. As Al Jazeera presses ahead with its campaign to free its journalists detained in Egypt,...
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Alemayehu Tadese, Dereje Haile and Girum Ermiyas Interview On Seifu Fantahun...
Alemayehu Tadese, Dereje Haile and Girum Ermiyas Interview On Seifu Fantahun Late Night Show
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Ethiopia to list homosexuality as ‘non-pardonable’ crime
(The Washington Times) Lawmakers in Ethiopia are about to pass a law that lists homosexuality as a crime for which there is no forgiveness — a stipulation that would have dramatic impact on those...
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Interview: Yared Tibebu on the 40th anniversary of the 1974 revolution
Yared Tibebu Interview: Yared Tibebu on the 40th anniversary f the 1974 revolution. Click here to read
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Ethiopia: Commissioner Vows to Investigate Allegations of Jailed Journalists...
Ambassador Tiruneh Zena, commissioner of Ethiopian human right Commission (Photo Awramba Times) Awramba Times (Addis Ababa) – Ethiopian human right Commission (EHRC) promised to open prompt and...
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Discussion: The saga of jailed journalists in Ethiopia
Editors of Awramba Times discuss on the saga of jailed journalists in Ethiopia.
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Celebrating the Third Anniversary of GERD in Guba (Video)
Celebrating the Third Anniversary of the launching of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Benishangul Gumuz regional state.
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US aid to Egypt used for terrorism: Ethiopia official
By MGoth A Member of Ethiopia’s largest opposition party UDJ blamed Egypt’s financial assistance to al Shabab militants in Somalia for spreading terrorism in the horn of Africa. According to MP Girma...
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Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency Found Guilty of Defamation
The Federal First Instance Court Ninth Civil Bench at Lideta on Tuesday found the state-owned broadcaster, the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA), guilty of defamation. The charge that was...
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ZTE in Financial Mess, Messing up Ethiopian Network (Mesfin Abera)
ZTE, the Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company, released its latest financial returns in March26, 2014. ZTE said that it has turnaround with a profit of RMB 1.36...
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Aanolee Memorial Monument colorfully inaugurated in Arsi
Awramba Times (Hetosa, Arsi) – The Aanolee memorial monument which was erected as a tribute to the Arsi Oromos who were victims of the Emperor Menelik’s imperial expansion, in the 19th century,...
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MEDREK or the End of a Political Masquerade? (Messay Kebede, PhD)
It is now abundantly clear that the project of creating a strong multiparty opposition by uniting unitary parties and ethnic parties is anything but feasible. The inability of MEDREK to achieve unity...
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Ethiopia: Government-backed journo associations confront each other
Anteneh Abraham and Wondwosen Mekonnen Awramba Times (Addis Ababa) – Three government-backed journo associations in Ethiopia were reportedly confronted each other. According to the state owned daily...
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ARTICLE 19 says its staffer detained in Ethiopia
(Article 19) – Ethiopian immigration officials detained a member of staff from ARTICLE 19’s East Africa office on 3 April for 29 hours without any access to legal advice or consular support....
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Must-read: Woubshet Taye’s article from Ziway
Woubshet Taye’s article from Ziway. Click here to read
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